Sunday, December 14, 2014

It's release Sunday at Digistamps4Joy! I had a lot of fun making this new set and I'm sure there are a lot of possibilities with it or just to use it for a background too!

The set consists of a lot of little elements that you can add. Just select and resize, rotate as needed and "hang" them on the line! The line can be stretched length-wise as well to fit a horizontal card as you can see on mine.

On my card I just added a simple sentiment implying the birth of a baby boy by using my zentangled nr "3" from DS4J as well.

Visit the DS4J blog for more inspiration and more released images or hop straight over to the shop where you'll see them as well.

As frequent visitors on my blog might have guessed, I love a good quote. So let's end off with one:

We should all do what, in the long run, gives us joy, even if it is only picking grapes or sorting the laundry.

Sunday, December 7, 2014

I saw the idea for the bunting / banner in the Ideas Magazine (http://dailyfix.co.za/crafts/) where they just wrapped pieces of washi tape around yarn / thread and trimmed it into shape. Cool, hey!
I used the layout from Happy Little Stampers as inspiration:

Head over the Digistamps4Joy for more inspiration & links to our current challenge!

One thing us South Africans know very well is being in the dark. Yes, the darkest Africa gets a lot darker during power load shedding. That's what the government calls it when they wilfully shut down power because the power supply can not meet demand. We won't go into the very depressing reasons. Gotta look on the bright side!! Oh wait - there's no light to see the bright side!! LOL - need to have a sense of humour about these things.
Anyway, enough complaining, on to my new, very appropriate, image for Digistamps4Joy, Storm Lantern:

Friday, December 5, 2014

Every year I try to do something special / different with either the name tags or with the wrapping of the Christmas presents. I've done wrapping in bubble wrap (not soon again), had key chains for name tags (last year) and one year I had the picture of the recipient as the name tag. That one was quite fun for the kiddies.

This year I'm stamping on 'tongue depressors' (really, need to call that something else!!). They still need to get a little hole drilled on the one side for the ribbon:

Thursday, December 4, 2014

Hi allI'm hosting this week's challenge at Moving Along With The Times and we have a "Christmas Climate" challenge for you!!!

(Copy from challenge blog)Every year this time, some of us in the Southern Hemisphere, looks longingly at all the snowy Christmas cards while we boil in the beating down sun. Our Christmases are filled with beach holidays (for the lucky ones) or finding a swimming pool to cool off in. So my challenge is to make or share a new card that features YOUR

Christmas Climate!!

For a random winner I will be giving away one of my images at Digistamps4Joy called "Christmas Baobab". Few things say Africa like a Baobab Tree!

Friday, November 28, 2014

They're having a Secret Santa gift giving at hubby's work today and it came upon me, of course, to put everything together. He did find out that the recipient (whom he doesn't know at all!!) likes cooking and that was a lot of fun for me to pick and choose. Here's the tag and bag I made:

Wednesday, November 26, 2014

So the Christmas decorations are up. I heard the first Christmas 'pop' song on the radio the other day. We must be speeding towards it!
At DS4J we have our CHRISTMAS challenge! So link up all your Christmas creations.

Sunday, November 23, 2014

I love doodling and used to go through pages of paper at University and that's why I really enjoy the concept of "zentangle". You just go where your mind takes you. Here's the first of a series in zentangle numbers available at the DS4J shop:

After colouring I covered the number with Glossy Accents for some texture and shine.

Thursday, November 20, 2014

We have been experiencing slightly unseasonal cool weather here in the Southern Hemisphere and I am SO thankful!! So making an Autumn card was fitting in beautifully. Our challenge this week at Moving Along With the Times is

On the home front I am sitting with a little girl with a broken leg and that has been a bit like having a new baby in the house. Poor angel is very brave but very dependent again on Mom!

I did have some time to make a card for my fellow DS4J DT member, SARA who is also over at the Naughty or Nice Challenge blog. Their challenge? Holiday Animals.
Margy (owner at DS4J) created this very cute "Giraffe with Christmas lights" and it immediately popped to mind when I saw the challenge.

Sunday, November 16, 2014

And here is my third release today at Digistamps4Joy. You can either use it as a type of background as I did here or as a frame for a sentiment / image:

My sister is in Musical Theatre (teaching, producing, directing, choreography, script writing ... you name it) and this reminded me so much of her! And then I had the perfect sentiment to go with it! (GinaK Designs Petals & Wings)